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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Canton, MS · June 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1964
Place
Canton, MS · CANTON, MS
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3805SCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183182

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1536   64/6/4    CANTON MISS         CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N3805S              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
        REMARKS- USED AUTOMOBILE FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N3805S
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.